Welcome to the Home Page of the Daughters of ItalyLodge #2825 (Order Sons of Italy in America - OSIA). Getto know us. We are the first all-women’s lodge in Floridaand very proud to be a part of OSIA, a nationalorganization having the distinction of being the oldest andlargest organization for Italian-American men and womenin the United States.

Over 100 years ago on New York, on June 22, 1905,OSIA founder, Dr. Vincenzo Sellaro, in his inauguraladdress, spoke eloquently about the hopes and dreams ofItalian immigrants living in this country. His words are assignificant today as they were then. They have a profoundwisdom to touch the core of who we are:

"Today I have a dream, and a hope that someday, even ifit takes a hundred more years before we are fullyaccepted, our children and their children's children, evenif they carry a single drop of Italian blood, will be able andproud to continue to carry on our traditions, our cultureand our language. It is up to us, and what we do today."

Over these many years, Dr. Sellaro's words haveresonated from coast to coast. Through the efforts anddetermination of The Order of Sons of Italy in America,hundreds of thousands of Italians and Italian-Americanshave been given the opportunity to share in the greatnessand have helped build a better United States. And throughthe Daughters of Italy Lodge, we hope to inspire futuregenerations to dream the same vision as Dr. Sellaro.